U.S. House candidate · California 33rd District
Pete Aguilar
Overview
Poliscope ↗$4.72M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
4%
Small-dollar share
38%
In-state share
9
Flags
Pete Aguilar is a Democratic Representative from CA (District 33). Aguilar's campaign has raised $4.7 million from 978 donors. Funding includes 3.8% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 37.0% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Real Estate. Campaign committees include PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $55,188 (2024)
Backed by crypto super PACs
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
Backed by End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $2,500 (2026)
- End Citizens United gave $10,000 (2024)
Finance & investment money
- Finance & Investment is the candidate's #2 donor sector ($97K from individual donors)
Real estate money
- Real Estate is the candidate's #3 donor sector ($78K from individual donors)
Gambling industry money
- American Gaming Association PAC gave $2,000 (2026)
- American Gaming Association PAC gave $1,000 (2024)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $7,500 (2024)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $5,000 (2026)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $10,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $7,500 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $7,500 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 6 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$4.72M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$1.91M
From individuals
$260K unitemized
$2.09M
From PACs
978
Donors
avg $578
40%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2012 287 donors$462K
- 2014 1,063 donors$2.23M
- 2016 1,720 donors$2.95M
- 2018 1,477 donors$2.77M
- 2020 1,133 donors$2.53M
- 2022 1,396 donors$3.26M
- 2024 1,928 donors$5.87M
- 2026 1,437 donors$4.72M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 1,512 gifts · 3%$43K
- $200-$499 227 gifts · 4%$58K
- $500-$999 267 gifts · 9%$136K
- $1,000-$2,899 390 gifts · 38%$577K
- $2,900+ 203 gifts · 47%$708K
- Refunds / negative records 1 gifts$-500
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 96 gifts$120K
- Finance & Investment 57 gifts$97K
- Real Estate 72 gifts$78K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 59 gifts$44K
- Education 126 gifts$24K
- Business & Professional Services 17 gifts$18K
- Construction 8 gifts$10K
- Technology & Internet 25 gifts$7K
- Defense & Aerospace 5 gifts$5K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 6 gifts$5K
- Transportation 5 gifts$4K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 3 gifts$4K
- Insurance 2 gifts$3K
- Retail & Consumer Goods 1 gifts$2K
- Labor Unions 3 gifts$1K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN, WAYNE D | individual | CA | $14,000 | — | 3 |
| ARNOLD, LAURA | individual | TX | $9,000 | — | 3 |
| MOLINO, TIMOTHY | individual | DC | $7,144 | — | 5 |
| RISSMILLER, JAMES M | individual | CA | $7,036 | — | 40 |
| DANGERMOND, JACK | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| WHITE, LETITIA H | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ARMSTRONG, BRIAN | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CAMPION, TOM | individual | WA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ZAFFIRINI, CARLOS | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PRITZKER, PENNY | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KLARMAN, SETH | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PEARSON, CHRIS | individual | NM | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| O'REILLY, PATRICK | individual | CT | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| FRENCH GATES, MELINDA | individual | WA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MAXWELL, BRYAN | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 4 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) | DC | $14,250 | 5 |
| ROCK HOLDINGS INC. PAC | MI | $10,000 | 2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 8 |
| NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| GENTEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE | PA | $10,000 | 2 |
| DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) | WA | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CA | $10,000 | 2 |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- CA 38% · home state$582K
- NY 11%$170K
- DC 9%$134K
- MD 6%$97K
- VA 4%$61K
- NC 4%$59K
- FL 4%$58K
- MA 4%$57K
- TX 3%$40K
- IL 3%$39K
- GA 2%$35K
- MI 2%$35K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,867 roll calls on record: 878 yea, 373 nay, 12 not voting.
797 of 797
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1483 | Expressing support for the recognition of August 17 through August 23, 2026, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", celebrating the workers in the logistics industry. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Aug 13, 2026 | — |
| 2175 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 4662 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 9929 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9877 | To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 4288 | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic". | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 5408 | Faster Labor Contracts Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jun 10, 2026 | — |
| 1329 | Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act | cosponsor | Arts, Culture, Religion | May 21, 2026 | — |
| 1993 | 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | May 21, 2026 | — |
| 1291 | Expressing support for the recognition of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on fire safety and preparedness, and supporting the goals of a Wildfire Preparedness Week. | cosponsor | Emergency Management | May 14, 2026 | — |
| 8798 | Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | May 13, 2026 | — |
| 8802 | January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | May 13, 2026 | — |
| 2488 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, California, as the "Grantland Johnson Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Apr 29, 2026 | — |
| 7973 | Momnibus Act | cosponsor | Health | Apr 20, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS | C00510461 | H / P | principal | $19.3M |
Terms in Congress
| end | fax | url | type | party | phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-03 | 202-226-6962 | https://aguilar.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3201 |
| 2019-01-03 | 202-226-6962 | https://aguilar.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3201 |
| 2021-01-03 | — | https://aguilar.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3201 |
| 2023-01-03 | — | https://aguilar.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3201 |
| 2025-01-03 | — | https://aguilar.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3201 |
| 2027-01-03 | — | https://aguilar.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3201 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | travel | American Israel Education Foundation | Israel (Aug 6, 2025 – Aug 14, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., and Center for Responsible Innovation | Spain (May 26, 2025 – May 31, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | American Israel Education Foundation | Israel (Aug 7, 2023 – Aug 13, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | American Israel Education Foundation | Israel (Aug 7, 2023 – Aug 13, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2022 | travel | American Israel Education Foundation | Israel (Feb 19, 2022 – Feb 25, 2022) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2020 | travel | Bipartisan Policy Center | Richland, WA; Zillah, WA (Dec 12, 2019 – Dec 14, 2019) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Real Estate, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Education. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | CA | 33 | H2CA31125 | $4.72M |
| 2024 | House | CA | 33 | H2CA31125 | $5.87M |
| 2022 | House | CA | 33 | H2CA31125 | $3.26M |
| 2020 | House | CA | 31 | H2CA31125 | $2.53M |
| 2018 | House | CA | 31 | H2CA31125 | $2.77M |
| 2016 | House | CA | 31 | H2CA31125 | $2.95M |
| 2014 | House | CA | 31 | H2CA31125 | $2.23M |
| 2012 | House | CA | 31 | H2CA31125 | $462K |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.